The fundamental attribution error occurs when a person believes that others’ actions are a product of their internal beliefs and personalities and overlooks the role of the group and environment.

a.  True
  b.  False


a.  True

Psychology

You might also like to view...

When the rostral part of the neural tube fails to close, what disorder typically results?

a. anencephaly b. Down syndrome c. Williams syndrome d. spina bifida

Psychology

Which type of glia actually helps guide the regrowth of axons following injury?

A. astrocytes B. oligodendrocytes C. Schwann cells D. microglia

Psychology

John did poorly in his chemistry class and as a result did not like the professor. Further, he also disliked his chemistry professor’s friend with whom he had never taken a class. This dislike of the professor’s friend is an example of ______.

A. counterconditioning B. stimulus substitution C. higher-order conditioning D. systematic conditional learning

Psychology

Freud believed that ________ are the "royal road to the unconscious."

a. dreams b. erogenous zones c. projective tests d. psychosexual stages

Psychology